For the sake of my country.
On September 4, 1984, democracy movement leader Kim Jong Tae is arrested and taken to an infamous interrogation facility in Namyeong-dong. For the next 22 days, he would be cruelly and continuously tortured in all manners by interrogators intent on forcing him to confess to communist collaboration.
Section Chief Lee
The film's tagline is: "For the sake of my country."
The original title is "남영동1985" (KO).
The runtime is 106 minutes (1h 46m).
The film was directed by Chung Ji-young.
The screenplay was written by Chung Ji-young and Jeong Sang-hyeop.
The score was composed by Shin Min.
Cinematography was handled by Seo Min-soo.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt2466786.
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남영동1985
Released
15
한국어/조선말
South Korea
